Club: | MC Alger |
Season: | 2023–24 |
Owner: | Sonatrach |
Manager: | Patrice Beaumelle |
Mgrtitle: | Head coach |
Chairman: | Mohamed Hakim Hadj Redjem |
Chrtitle: | President |
Stadium: | Omar Benrabah Stadium Stade du 5 Juillet |
League: | Ligue 1 |
League Result: | 1st |
Cup1: | Algerian Cup |
Cup1 Result: | Runners-up |
League Topscorer: | Youcef Belaïli (14 goals) |
Season Topscorer: | Youcef Belaïli (16 goals) |
Prevseason: | 2022–23 |
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The 2023–24 season, is MC Alger's 55th season and the club's 20th consecutive season in the top flight of Algerian football. In addition to the domestic league, MC Alger are participating in the Algerian Cup.
In a recent press release, August 7, 2023, the Mouloudia Club d'Alger announced the renewal of its contract with its equipment supplier Puma. This new lease links the Algiers club to the German company specializing in the manufacturing of sporting goods for the next two seasons.[1] On 5 October 2023 MC Alger announced the appointment of the club's former player Mohamed Khazrouni to the position of general coordinator of the first team, as a reminder, the position of general coordinator of the first team has been vacant since the departure of Fayçal Badji.[2] The MC Alger sports center has risen from the ground better yet, he’s moving forward with sure steps. According to an internal source, it should be ready by the end of the current year. The photo of the chairman of the board of directors of the MCA from the top of a glass building alone symbolizes the state of progress of the training and training center of the MC Alger in Zéralda.[3] According to an authorized source, this complex, which will include an administrative building, a hotel, two conference rooms and two training fields, one of which will be made of hybrid grass, will be ready in December 2023.
MC Alger squad returned to training on September 3, 2023, after a break of a few days decided by Patrice Beaumelle. After a first preparation course in Rennes in France, Youcef Belaili's teammates will continue with a second part in the Capital. They trained at École supérieure d'hôtellerie et restauration d'Alger (ESHRA).[4] Beaumelle added « I am satisfied with the boys’ performance. They were able to repeat the scales and continue to create automatisms. We were able to recover all the players along with those who could not travel for the preparation. I'm trying to do a squad tour and get everyone ready for the start of the championship ».[5]
After the end of last season, club president Mohamed Hakim Hadj Redjem announced that the club would make major signings, MC Alger has its first summer recruit he is ASEC Mimosas midfielder Mohamed Zougrana, The Ivorian international has signed up for a period of four years. The amount of the transfer is estimated at 200,000 euros according to some sources.[6] The next day Hadj Redjem signing two seasons with international defender Djamel Benlamri coming from the Emirates.[7] On July 27, Sofiane Bayazid striker USM Khenchela joined Mouloudia for three seasons who managed to redeem his letter of release. According to several consistent sources, the amount of the transfer would be 4 billion centimes.[8]
On August 9, after long negotiations the algerian international Youcef Belaïli joined MC Alger for two seasons, who had been without a club since April after terminating his contract with Ajaccio, Belaïli who will wear number 10 sought through his father to find a club in Europe but it was ultimately in Algeria that he bounced around for 8 years.[9] Belaïli signs contract with the highest salary ever received by a player in Ligue 1, sources close to the matter assure that the two parties had agreed that the monthly salary would be around 1.5 billion with an advance of 8 months.[10] On August 21, MC Alger signed a contract with Ivorian striker Youssouf Dao for two seasons coming from Sparta Prague.[11] On August 30, Zakaria Naidji is officially a Mouloudia d’Alger player two days after the announcement of his departure from Stade Lavallois and signed a three-year contract.[12]
The Greens and Reds are imposing an infernal pace on the other competitors and the gap is widening little by little. MC Alger solid leader of the Ligue 1 has so far collected 27 points in 10 Ligue 1 matches, a lead of nine points over the runner-up JS Saoura. Only CR Belouizdad can get closer to five points by winning its three late maths. With a boss-sized Belaïli and players in good shape like Naidji, Bayazid, and Zoungrana to name just a few, the Green and Red have been on cloud nine since the start of the current year.[13] On January 10, 2024, MC Alger and Ooredoo have signed a sponsorship partnership for a period of two years, the signing ceremony between the president of MC Alger Mohamed Hakim Hadj Redjem and the CEO of Ooredoo Roni Tohme took place in the presence of several figures from the capital club including former glories Omar Betrouni and Ali Bencheikh, this is the second time they have united through a sponsorship contract after that of the 2018–2020 period.[14]
Players and squad numbers last updated on 5 July 2024.[15] [16]
Note: Flags indicate national team as has been defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
No. | Nat. | Name | Position | Date of Birth (Age) | Signed from | Signed in | Contract ends | Transfer fees | Apps | Goals |
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Goalkeepers | ||||||||||
1 | Abdelatif Ramdane | GK | September 15, 2023 | JS Kabylie | 2022 | 2025 | 16 | 0 | ||
2 | Seifeddine Belkhir | GK | September 15, 2023 | Youth system | 2028 | Academy Player | 1 | 0 | ||
16 | Oussama Litim | GK | September 15, 2023 | Al-Ain | 2021 | 2026 | Free transfer | 45 | 0 | |
Defenders | ||||||||||
4 | Djamel Benlamri | CB | September 15, 2023 | Al-Wasl | 2023 | 2025 | Free transfer | 27 | 0 | |
5 | Ayoub Abdellaoui (C.) | CB | September 15, 2023 | Ettifaq FC | 2022 | 2026 | Free transfer | 59 | 4 | |
14 | Hamza Mouali | LB | September 15, 2023 | Stade Lavallois | 2023 | 2026 | 38 | 0 | ||
17 | Kamel Hamidi | RB | September 15, 2023 | MC Oran | 2021 | 2025 | 82 | 1 | ||
19 | Ayoub Ghezala | CB | September 15, 2023 | USM Annaba | 2021 | 2026 | 80 | 2 | ||
20 | Réda Halaïmia | RB | September 15, 2023 | Beerschot | 2022 | 2026 | Free transfer | 60 | 1 | |
27 | Abdelkader Menezla | CB | September 15, 2023 | USM Bel Abbès | 2022 | 2026 | 19 | 0 | ||
Midfielders | ||||||||||
3 | Massinissa Benchelouche | MF | September 15, 2023 | Youth system | 2023 | 2025 | Academy Player | 0 | 0 | |
6 | Mohamed Benkhemassa | DM | September 15, 2023 | Ismaily SC | 2023 | 2027 | Free transfer | 37 | 1 | |
8 | Feth-Allah Tahar | RW | September 15, 2023 | ASO Chlef | 2021 | 2026 | 84 | 2 | ||
12 | Mohamed Zougrana | DM | September 15, 2023 | ASEC Mimosas | 2023 | 2028 | 300,000 € | 34 | 4 | |
13 | Dalil Hassen Khodja | MF | September 15, 2023 | ES Ben Aknoun | 2023 | 2027 | 18 | 0 | ||
15 | Ammar El Orfi | CM | September 15, 2023 | NC Magra | 2023 | 2025 | Free transfer | 9 | 0 | |
21 | Larbi Tabti | AM | January 5, 2024 | Free agent | 2024 | 2026 | Free transfer | 16 | 0 | |
22 | Khalid Dahmani | MF | September 15, 2023 | ASO Chlef | 2022 | 2026 | 29 | 0 | ||
25 | Badreddine Touki | DM | September 15, 2023 | WA Boufarik | 2021 | 2026 | 60 | 0 | ||
26 | Moundhir Bouzekri | MF | September 15, 2023 | Youth system | 2022 | 2026 | Academy Player | 17 | 1 | |
Forwards | ||||||||||
7 | Sofiane Bayazid | FW | September 15, 2023 | USM Khenchela | 2023 | 2026 | 50,000,000 DA | 34 | 10 | |
9 | Romaric Ouattara | FW | January 5, 2024 | Stade d'Abidjan | 2024 | 2028 | Undisclosed | 8 | 2 | |
10 | Youcef Belaïli | FW | September 15, 2023 | Ajaccio | 2023 | 2025 | Free transfer | 26 | 16 | |
11 | Youssouf Dao | FW | September 15, 2023 | Sparta Prague B | 2023 | 2025 | 15 | 1 | ||
18 | Khayreddine Merzougui | FW | September 15, 2023 | CR Belouizdad | 2022 | 2024 | Free transfer | 48 | 15 | |
24 | Zakaria Naidji | FW | September 15, 2023 | Stade Lavallois | 2023 | 2026 | 200,000 € | 34 | 12 | |
Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Source | |
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16 July 2023 | FW | Ibrahim Morsli | Loan return | ||
19 July 2023 | MF | ||||
20 July 2023 | DF | Free transfer | |||
27 July 2023 | FW | Undisclosed | |||
9 August 2023 | FW | Free transfer | |||
14 August 2023 | MF | Dalil Hassen Khodja | Free transfer | [17] | |
17 August 2023 | MF | Free transfer | [18] | ||
19 August 2023 | MF | Ammar El Orfi | Free transfer | [19] | |
21 August 2023 | FW | Free transfer | |||
30 August 2023 | FW | Free transfer | |||
Date | Player | Moving from | Fee | Source | |
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20 January 2024 | FW | Romaric Ouattara | Undisclosed | [20] | |
4 February 2024 | MF | Free transfer | [21] | ||
Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Source | |
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9 June 2023 | GK | Free transfer | [22] | ||
17 June 2023 | DF | Free transfer | [23] | ||
18 June 2023 | DF | Free transfer | [24] | ||
18 July 2023 | DF | Aziz Benabdi | Free transfer | [25] | |
10 August 2023 | FW | Abdelmalek Oukil | Loan | [26] | |
16 August 2023 | FW | Ibrahim Morsli | Free transfer | [27] | |
21 August 2023 | FW | Free transfer | [28] | ||
27 August 2023 | FW | Ramzi Haif | Free transfer | [29] | |
6 September 2023 | FW | Razafindranaivo Koloina | Free transfer (Released) | ||
Date | Player | Moving to | Fee | Source | |
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11 January 2024 | FW | Ali Haroun | Free transfer (Released) | [30] | |
31 January 2024 | FW | Free transfer (Released) | [31] | ||
5 February 2024 | MF | Free transfer (Released) | |||
Player | Contract length | Contract end | Date | Source | ||
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5 | Ayoub Abdellaoui | [32] | ||||
20 | Réda Halaïmia | [33] | ||||
6 | Mohamed Benkhemassa | [34] | ||||
12 | Mohamed Zoungrana | |||||
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TotalLigue 1See main article: 2023–24 Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1. MatchesThe league fixtures were announced on 24 August 2023.[35] All times are local, WAT (UTC+1). Algerian CupSee main article: 2023–24 Algerian Cup. Squad informationAppearances and goals
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